Auto Dealer Finance Veteran J.T. Morris Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners

Banking veteran J.T. Morris has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor in the firm’s dealer floor plan group. He brings 20 years of experience in this area and a track record of exceptional service and expertise in this specialized field.

“J.T. is a perfect example of the top industry talent attracted to Pinnacle’s culture of exceptional service and insightful advice,” said Mike Hilleboe, Dealer Services Group Manager. “We’re steadily growing our dealer floor plan practice, and bringing experts like J.T. on board will help us accelerate what we can do for auto dealers in the Southeast and nationwide.”

Morris came to Pinnacle from Truist, where he served as a senior vice president specializing in dealer commercial services. He also previously served as a dealer commercial banker for JPMorgan Chase. Morris earned his bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, as well as a business management degree from Penn State University. Prior to his time in the banking industry, Morris served as a police officer for the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

Pinnacle entered the Virginia market in 2017 when it acquired BNC Bancorp. Pinnacle continues BNC’s practice of offering community bank service with the resources and sophistication of a larger firm. The firm was recognized as the No. 6 Best Place to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business magazine in 2020.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.3 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025. As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.